In this final six-week unit of sixth grade, students read Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep, compare this novel to biographies of aviators, and read about the science and history of flight.
Reading Dragonwings helps students recall class conversations that incorporate the themes from this year: flying (from Peter Pan), reading folklore, embracing heritage, courageous characters, and “figuring it out.” Dragonwings is also an effective springboard for a conversation about people’s dreams. The goal of this unit is for students to apply all their reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies and skills learned up until this point in the year. The year culminates with a multimedia project on the science of flight, making connections to how people worked to make their dreams of flying come true.
Essential Question: How do literature and informational text reveal why people dream of flying?
In this final six-week unit of sixth grade, students read Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep, compare this novel to biographies of aviators, and read about the science and history of flight.
Reading Dragonwings helps students recall class conversations that incorporate the themes from this year: flying (from Peter Pan), reading folklore, embracing heritage, courageous characters, and “figuring it out.” Dragonwings is also an effective springboard for a conversation about people’s dreams. The goal of this unit is for students to apply all their reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies and skills learned up until this point in the year. The year culminates with a multimedia project on the science of flight, making connections to how people worked to make their dreams of flying come true.
Essential Question:
How do literature and informational text reveal why people dream of flying?
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